DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN DBZ OR NARUTO. IF I DID THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIES INSTEAD.
WARNINGS: SLIGHTLY ANGTSY GOHAN AND I'LL BE USING THE ENGLISH NAMES FOR JUTSU COS I DON'T KNOW THE JAPPANESE ONES. SORRY...
A/N: Welcome, one and all to the belated chapter 7! sorry it's taken so long compared to my usual updates. Anyway, special thanks to TobiGB and a warm welcome to Derra and Prats 'R' Us! again, a special thanks to all who have read and, just so you know, this story has had over 1000 hits!!! I know it's not all that much when you think about it, but considering this is my 1st story, I can't help but feel a little proud of this.
Now, On with the story!
--------------------- previously --------------------------------
"Teams 1 through 6 have failed" Sarutobi said gravely before looking to the last three Jounin in the room "Please tell me you have good news"
"Team 8, Hinata Hyuuga, Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka pass" Kurenai said with a grin on her face
"Team 10, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara and Chouji Akimichi also pass" Asuma replied, while lighting a cigarette
"Very well," The Hokage said "At least we have two new squads, seeing as Kakashi has most likely failed his again"
"Team 7, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki and Gohan Son..." Kakashi reported with a serious face
'Fail' was the continuation the other three in the room surmised
"Pass!" Kakashi exclaimed with an eye smile
THUMP.
The other three in the room passed out with shock.
"Was it something I said?" Kakashi asked, confused
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-------------------------------- two weeks later -----------------------------------
Once again, Kakashi was late.
When the lazy Jounin finally arrived, he was greeted by a VERY annoyed group of Genin.
"YOUR LATE!" Sakura yelled, causing Gohan to flinch a little at the volume
"Well, you see, I got lost on the road of life" Kakashi explained, poorly
"THAT'S NOT EVEN AN EXCUSE!" the infuriated girl retorted
"Never mind that, Sakura." Gohan spoke up "Kakashi-sensei's here now so there isn't really any point in complaining"
"Yeah," Naruto concurred "Besides, he isn't as late as he was yesterday"
Sasuke said nothing.
"Alright," Kakashi began "Now I'll brief you on your mission"
------------------------- 2 hours later ---------------------------
"Alright, This is Kakashi, Situation report"
"Sakura here, I'm at point A, The target is approximately 20 metres from my position"
"Sasuke, at point B, target is 15 metres from me"
"Gohan reporting, I'm at point C and the target's 10 meters south of my position. Ready to move in at your command"
"Naruto here, I have a visual on the target, this is it."
"Very well. move NOW"
With that said, the four Genin sprang into action
"This is Gohan, I have the target cornered, preparing to move in."
However, before he could, a certain blonde friend of his jumped down from above and onto the target.
"Gotcha!" Naruto exclaimed before the target started fighting back
"Kakashi, this is Gohan, Target secured" The onyx haired boy reported
"Exellent work" came Kakashi's reply over the radio "Sakura, Sasuke and I will rondevous with you shortly"
"Understood" Gohan replied with a sweatdrop forming as he stared at the scene in front of him
"OW, GET OFF ME, OW, GOHAN, HELP!" His blonde friend shouted while attempting to fend off the target.
Gohan sighed and calmly walked over to the scuffle and quickly subdued the target
"Damn animal..." Naruto muttered while glaring daggers at the cat
"You just have to know where to pick them up" Gohan explained "Cats go limp when you grab the scruff of their neck, same goes for the larger ones too"
The rest of team 7 arrived and Kakashi noticed the scratch marks on Naruto's face
"Don't tell me you had problems catching one cat, Naruto" he teased
"That's no cat," Naruto retorted "It's a demon in disguise"
Gohan silently agreed at that
"Alright, Good job everyone" Kakashi praised "Let's head back to the tower"
---------------------------------- At the Hokage Tower -------------------------------
"TORA! OH MY SWEETIE!"
The entirety of the room except the histeric woman had an eye twitch at the scene in front of them
"Poor thing," Gohan muttered to the blonde beside him "No wonder it ran off"
"The thing deserves it" Naruto smugly replied trying not to laugh at the cat as it got crushed by the woman
"Thank you for your assistance Mr. Sarutobi" the woman replied "Here's your fee" She said, handing over a sum of notes over to the Hokage before walking out of the room with a very fed up cat in her arms
The Hokage then looked over at team 7
"Exellent work," Sarutobi praised "now let's see what other missions are available." At this he turned to Iruka who then opened a large scroll and was about to state the next mission on the list but was interupted
"I'm sick of these missions, old man!" Naruto exclaimed "give us something else!"
"I agree." Gohan interjected before anyone could shout at his blonde friend "These missions are taking up valuable time which I could be using to train. The past two weeks have only slowed down our progress."
"Enough" The Hokage ordered "These missions are perfect for new teams of Genin, they help improve your teamwork" he explained
"Actually," Kakashi began "I also think that my team is ready for a tougher mission"
"You can't be serious, Kakashi!" Iruka argued "They've only been a team for two weeks, you can't expect them to have good enough teamwork for a C-rank yet!"
"Iruka," Kakashi replied "If they din't have that level of teamwork, I wouldn't have passed them in the first place."
"Very well," Sarutobi said "If you think your team is ready, Kakashi, then I have just the mission for you" he then turned to one of his aides "Please escort Tazuna in" he ordered. the aide nodded and left the Room and re-appeared with an old man who had a sake bottle in his hand
"This is Tazuna, your client for this mission" The Hokage explained "The mission is to escort him back to his home town in the Land of Waves. This is a C-ranked mission so you may encounter resistance"
"Hold on a minute," Tazuna started "Your sending a group of children to ensure my safety?!"
Gohan became suprisingly angry at this attack on his pride
"If it wasn't against shinobi code to harm the client for the mission, I'd make you eat those words" He said while his hand started to inch closer to the hilt of his sword while the blonde next to him nodded in agreement and followed Gohan's movements.
"Calm down you two," Kakashi intervened, placing a hand on the pairs shoulders "Don't worry, Tazuna, I'm a jounin so I can
protect you against almost anything." Kakashi continued wile keeping his eye on Gohan 'I've never seen him get angry before'
Kakashi thought 'he's usually incredibly calm, whats up with him?'
Kakashi's statement seemed to placate Tazuna who became silent
"If everything is settled," Sarutobi began "Then you will leave at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning"
Team 7 nodded and left, leaving Tazuna in the office
------------------------ outside the tower ---------------------------
"So, the demon brat wants tougher missions, huh?, well I'll tell him of a way he can get them. You messed up my plans before,
but this time I'll get you"
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"Gohan, what the hell happened back there?" Kakashi asked "I've never seen you angry before and I want to know why you are now"
"It's none of your concern, Kakashi-sensei" Gohan replied while giving the lazy Jounin a withering glare
"It is when one of my charges seems to have had an attitude change overnight" Kakashi argued while standing in front of Gohan
"Move it" Gohan ordered harshly but Kakashi remained where he was
The remainder of the team looked on worriedly as Gohan's fist clenched
"I'm not going anywhere until you tell me what's wrong" Kakashi stubbornly replied.
The next thing the jounin knew, he was slumped against a wall, strugling to get his breath back
The rest of the team had varying looks of shock
Gohan had just punched Kakashi in the stomach with enough force to send him flying and slammed against a wall.
Gohan then started to walk off
"Gohan!" Naruto yelled while running after him "Wait up! damn not again..."
The other two ran over to Kakashi, who was pulling himself back up
"Man, that was one hell of a punch" The Jounin groaned
"Are you alright, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked with a concerned look on her face
"I'll be fine, Sakura" Kakashi replied "It's Gohan I'm worried about. What's Gotten into him?"
"He had days like this back at the academy aswell" Sasuke explained "Only Naruto is safe to be around him like this"
"Hmmm" Kakashi mumbled, thoughtfully "We'll ask him tomorrow when he's calmed down a bit"
----------------------------------------- With Gohan and Naruto ------------------------------------
"Gohan, are you okay?" Naruto asked
"I'll be fine, Naruto, I always am" the hybrid answered
"Yeah, your right" Naruto said before he noticed someone waving at them "Mizuki-sensei!"
"Hello Naruto, Gohan" Mizuki greeted "follow me for a sec, there's something I need to tell you"
The pair nodded and followed Mizuki to a nearby alleyway
"I understand you are after more challenging missions" The academy teacher stated and recieved nods from the two Genin "What if I told you there was a way to become chunin without taking the exam?"
This peaked their interest
"Please, tell us" Naruto begged
Mizuki smiled "Alright, in the Hokage's tower there's a special scroll called the scroll of sealing. It contains a vast number of high level jutsu. If you can Master one of these jutsu, you can become a chunin and take on B-rank missions"
"Really?" Naruto asked
"Yes, now here's what you need to do. This will be a test of your stealth skills. You need to break into the tower, find the scroll and steal it. Then take it to the forest and learn one of the jutsu. Also, you need to do it tonight." Mizuki explained
"Naruto," Gohan began "I can't tonight so you'll have to do it yourself"
The blonde nodded and they raced off towards Naruto's appartment
"Perfect" Mizuki grinned
----------------------------------- That night ----------------------------------------
'Naruto's been gone a while now,' Gohan thought while keeping his senses open and noticing two more energy signatures moving towards the blonde 'That can't be good' Gohan then raced off to Naruto's location
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"Mizuki, No!" Iruka pleaded
"Your in no position to make demands, Iruka." Mizuki sneered "Naruto, Do you want to know why everyone in the villiage hates you? I'll tell you why. Twelve years ago, The viliage came under attack from The Kyuubi, The nine tailed fox. In order to save the viliage from utter destruction, the Forth Hokage sealed the demon inside a newborn baby"
"Stop, Mizuki, It's forbidden!" Iruka yelled while Naruto was putting the pieces together in his head and came to a shocking conclusion
"No..." the blonde said
"Yes," Mizuki continued "The baby the fourth sealed the fox into was you. You are the Kyuubi. You are the demon that nearly destroyed the viliage all those years ago. And for that reason, I must Kill you!" he threw a massive shuriken at Naruto, who was still too shocked to move. Iruka moved to intervene, but was too far away to stop the weapon
"NARUTO!!!" Iruka screamed in despair
The Weapon closed in on Naruto and was only feet away from him as it closed in
'Clang'
The Massive Shuriken fell to the ground after hitting an unexpected obstacle
"G-Gohan" Naruto stuttered "Why-"
"Because your my friend." Gohan explained while sheathing his sword and turning to face the blonde "Your like the little brother I never had and I'll be damned if I were to allow you to be killed"
"B-brother?" Naruto asked and recieved a nod from the onyx haired boy Who then turned to Mizuki and snarled, his eyes turning a red colour as he started giving off a huge wave of killing intent
"And you," He growled at the now terrified Mizuki "Picked the wrong day to piss me off"
He charged the traitorous chunin and kicked him in the face, sending Mizuki flying into a tree.
Gohan then appeared in front of Mizuki and delivered a vicious uppercut which sent the traitor flying into the air. As Mizuki
reached the peak of his ascent, Gohan phased into existance behind him and drove a double fist into the chunin's stomach,
causing him to spit up blood and hurtle back to the ground.
Before the impact, however, Gohan appeared again and kicked Mizuki sending the winded academy teacher in another direction,
before suddenly appearing again and driving a foot into the chunin's back and driving him into the ground.
Naruto and Iruka were stunned to say the least
Gohan then appeared in front of Naruto, his still red eyes searching for any injuries
But before he could ask if the other was alright, the full moon appeared from behind a cloud
Gohan's entire body pulsed as he fell to his hands and knees as a searing pain engulfed his being
"N-Naruto," Iruka atuttered "What's happening to him?"
"I-I don't know" The whiskered blonde replied
Gohan screamed and there was an odd ripping sound. Naruto and Iruka looked at Gohan and were shocked at what they saw.
Sticking out from behind Gohan was a tail.
At this, alarm bells were ringing out in Iruka's head. However, before he could grab Naruto and run, Gohan stood up, panting.
The two humans looked at Gohan with shock as they noticed he now had large fangs as he spoke
"It seems that the moon isn't reflecting enough Blutz waves, that's good..." He said to himself before noticing the looks he was recieving from the other two "I guess I have a lot to explain, huh" He said while Naruto and Iruka nodded at him, dumbly.
Gohan sighed and began
"I guess I should start by telling you that I'm not completely human. I'm a hybrid of human and Saiyan liniage"
"What's a 'Saiyan'?" Naruto asked with his squinty face
"Saiyans are a race of warriors from the planet Vegeta" Gohan explained "we are the ultimate biological weapon, we get stronger after every battle and our power doubles after a near death experience. Though I'm the last of my kind" He explained while lying at the end
"So, your an alien?!" Naruto exclaimed
"Half alien but yes" Gohan corrected
"So, the tail..." Iruka concluded
"Is part of being Saiyan, yes" Gohan finished
"What about your eyes and teeth?" Naruto asked
"Well, that also has something to do with the tail." Gohan explained "You see, Usually, a Saiyan will transform at the full moon when they have a tail. The tail will detect the blutz waves caused by the reflection of the sun's rays from the moon's surface and when the blutz waves are numerous enough, triggers a transformation into an Oozaru, a huge ape-like creature."
"So, why haven't you transformed yet?" Iruka asked
"That, I don't know, but my guess would be that the moon can't reflect enough blutz waves" As Gohan said this, Naruto was making his way over to the hybrid and grabbed the swishing tail.
Gohan tensed and then fell to the ground, limp.
"Oops" Naruto said while letting go of the tail quickly
"Unfortunately, the tail of a Saiyan is also his weak spot" Gohan continued while sending Naruto a 'don't do that again' look "The tail is extremely sensitive"
"Shouldn't you get it removed again then?" Iruka asked
"Not unless you want to help me learn how to walk again" Gohan replied "It took me three weeks before and I have a mission tomorrow"
Iruka Nodded and Naruto suddenly became depressed as he remembered what he was told by Mizuki
"Iruka-sensei, Gohan," The blonde began "Am I really the Kyuubi?"
"No your not, Naruto" Iruka replied "You are it's jailer. You keep it from reaping untold destruction on the world" he continued.
Naruto brightened up at this
"You two get going" Iruka ordered "I need to get Mizuki to the Hospital. Hopefully, Ibiki will get some answers out of him"
The two Genin nodded and started back towards Naruto's appartment while Iruka went in the direction of the unconcious Mizuki.
"I'm sorry," Gohan said "For not telling you about me before. I'll understand if you want me to move out"
"What are you talking about?" Naruto asked "I don't want you to move out, why would you think that?"
"Because of what I am" Gohan continued "The last in line of a race of vicious, bloodthirsty planet purgers"
"Look who your talking to" Naruto argued "Evil, destructive demon somwhere in here, remember?"
"I guess your right" Gohan gave in
"I'm always right!" The blonde exclaimed and Gohan chuckled
"I don't know about 'always'" the hybrid teased
"Hey! I find that offensive!" The blonde replied
Gohan Laughed for the first time in ages and Naruto started not long after he did
After a few minutes of laughter, Gohan turned to Naruto
"C'mon squirt, we've got a mission tomorrow" He said while ruffling Naruto's hair
"I'm not a squirt..." Naruto mumbled
"As long as your MY little brother you are" Gohan argued causing the blonde to flush red in embarrasment "Now let's go, It's passed somebody's bedtime"
They walked off with an annoyed blonde muttering something about 'stupid big brothers'
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A/N: Phew! Longest chapter so far I think!
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